Alexis Ohanian: From Reddit Co-Founder to Investor and Team Owner
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian now runs venture firm 776, owns stakes in women's soccer clubs and relaunched Digg. His 2012…
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Entrepreneurs
The people, past and present, who shape the Front Range, the Laramie Plains and the high valleys between them.
Bill Gates: From Microsoft to a Nuclear Bet in Kemmerer, Wyoming
Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft, then turned to philanthropy and climate work, including a TerraPower reactor under construction in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
Chief Washakie and the founding of the Wind River Reservation
Eastern Shoshone leader Washakie negotiated the 1868 treaty that created the Wind River Reservation and was buried with full military…
Florence Sabin’s second career rebuilt Colorado’s public health laws
Born in Central City, Florence Sabin became a pioneering medical researcher, then came home to Colorado and pushed through major…
Mark Zuckerberg: From Harvard Dorm to Meta, With a Data Center in Cheyenne
Profile of Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, from Dobbs Ferry and Harvard to Facebook's rise, plus the $800 million Meta data…
Brian Chesky: From Air Mattresses and a Denver Convention to Airbnb CEO
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky went from RISD designer to billionaire founder. His company's 2008 relaunch at the Denver convention was…
Dalton Trumbo, the Grand Junction kid who broke the Hollywood blacklist
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo grew up in Grand Junction, went to prison as one of the Hollywood Ten and won two…
Chief Ouray and the Ute fight to hold Colorado land
Ouray, a Ute leader who spoke several languages, negotiated with the federal government as settlers pushed into western Colorado.
Jack Dorsey: From Dispatch Software to Twitter, Square and Bitcoin
Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter and Square, now Block. His path from St. Louis to Silicon Valley, his exits and his…
Margaret Brown was more than the “unsinkable” Titanic survivor
Margaret Tobin Brown came to Leadville poor, became rich through a gold strike and spent her life on causes from…